The Lakewood Ranch Preparatory Academy Eagles will head out to face off against the Admiral Farragut BlueJackets at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Admiral Farragut took a loss in their last matchup and will be looking to turn the tables on Lakewood Ranch Preparatory Academy, who comes in off a win.
Lakewood Ranch Preparatory Academy had to skate by with only a two-run margin when they last took the field, which might have inspired the nine-run drubbing they dealt The Classical Academy of Sarasota on Tuesday. Lakewood Ranch Preparatory Academy blew past The Classical Academy of Sarasota 11-2. With that victory, the Eagles brought their scoring average up to 6.6 runs per game.
Christian Castanio and Leif Edoff made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, Castanio tossed 2.1 innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Meanwhile, Edoff didn't allow a single hit and allowed only one earned run while striking out 12 over 4.2 innings pitched. Castanio has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than one hit in four consecutive appearances. At the plate, Castanio scored a run while going 2-for-4, while Edoff went 1-for-4 with two stolen bases, one double, and one RBI. That double was Edoff's first of the season.
In other batting news, Andrew Cordani was a standout: he went 2-for-4 with one home run, three runs, and one triple. That triple marked the first that he hit this season. The team also got some help courtesy of Tyler LaPlaca, who scored two runs and stole Two bases. while going 3-for-4.
Lakewood Ranch Preparatory Academy always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .513. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.
Meanwhile, Thursday just wasn't the day for Admiral Farragut's offense. They took a 5-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of Canterbury on Thursday. The BlueJackets haven't had much luck with the Crusaders recently, as the team has come up short the last eight times they've met.
Admiral Farragut saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Artie Lipan, who went 1-for-2 with one double.
Lakewood Ranch Preparatory Academy now has a winning record of 3-2. As for Admiral Farragut, they now have a losing record of 2-3.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Thursday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Lakewood Ranch Preparatory Academy has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 13.2 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Admiral Farragut struggles in that department as they've been averaging 9.4 strikeouts. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one. Check MaxPreps after the match for a full breakdown of the game, commentary, and other baseball content.
